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Pittsburgh: University Inspired EdTech

Tom Vander Ark

May 30, 2014

"Pittsburgh is on the verge of reaching a critical mass in terms of the number of successful start-up companies, entrepreneurs, availability of local early stage capital and ability to push and pull university technologies to market.”

Personalized Learning

Why Teachers Deserve Their Own Holiday

Greg Garner

May 28, 2014

Don’t be nostalgic about a lesson from five years ago, the world has changed since then. You’ve changed since then. How can you honor the past while moving bravely into the future?

Leadership

Innovative Models Pave the Way for Changes in Policy and Practice

Guest Author

May 28, 2014

By: Joe Ableidinger. Looking ahead, innovative models are poised to pave the way for additional, dramatic policy shifts.

EdTech

Get Smart About Twitter Chats

Megan

May 27, 2014

Whether you call it a Twitter chat, a meet and tweet, or a Twitter party, you should read one, join one or better yet - start one. Consider this a beginner’s guide to Twitter chats

Leadership

The Importance of Culture

Guest Author

May 27, 2014

By: Katelyn Donnelly. The people you spend time with matter – because groups of people establish a culture and a set of standards for behavior that shapes the actions and thoughts of individuals within the group.

Leadership

Leadership for Education Innovation

Guest Author

May 25, 2014

By: Michele Cahill. At the heart of an ecosystem for learning is an ability to draw upon the assets of an entire city or community to support students as they grapple with the two primary tasks of adolescence: building competencies and forming their identities.

Personalized Learning

Ensuring a Brighter Tomorrow

Guest Author

May 25, 2014

By: Caleb Jones. Sometimes in life you come across people that are truly incredible, people that change the world. Julie Young is one of those people.

Leadership

Smart Cities/ Humble Cities

Guest Author

May 22, 2014

By: Neerav Kingsland. Why are humble systems so rare in education? Humble systems are rare because their creation requires a massive shift of power away from a bureaucracy and toward educators and families.

Leadership

15 Years of Fostering Innovative Learning

Getting Smart Staff

May 21, 2014

Each year, the Innovative Learning Awards brings together educators; technology, business, and media leaders; and CFY supporters to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and to recognize excellence and innovation in education.

Leadership

3 Challenges to Human Development: Potential, Poverty, Productivity

Tom Vander Ark

May 20, 2014

Dave Lash has been studying innovation for 30 years; he’s learned some useful lessons on how systems change, how human beings develop, and the role innovation plays.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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